Rockets, ruins, and revenge: Clan violence spirals in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley
Three years after the fatal shooting of DVD shopkeeper Issa Jaafar, the killing risks igniting a tribal war that a weakened Lebanon appears powerless to prevent, reports Sunniva Rose in Baalbek
Members of the Chamas clan investigate sounds of machinegun fire, thought to originate from the Noon family, following a clan meeting in Bouday, Lebanon, to discuss a response to the killing of family member Mohammad Chamas by a member of the Jaafar family on October 4, 2020. Elizabeth Fitt for The National
Abbas Chamas talks with a relative on his terrace following a family meeting to discuss the regional response to a recent clash with the Jaafar family. Elizabeth Fitt for The National